Agricultural Activities for the Month of February

• First top dressing and irrigation of Boro paddy in low altitude region commences.
• Second top dressing and irrigation of wheat crop in low altitude region continues.
• Land preparation and sowing of spring potato completes by 2nd week in high altitude region.
• Land preparation and sowing of summer potato commences from 3rd week in high altitude region.
• Harvesting of arecanut and oranges completes.
• Pit digging and winter planting of fruit plant completes.
• White washing, irrigation and manuring of fruit trees in the orchard continues.
• Pruning and grafting of fruit plants completes.
• Watering of vegetable and fruit nurseries continues.
• Seedbed preparation for sowing of tomato in low altitude region completes.
• Transplanting of tomato seedlings in low altitude region commences.
• Land preparation for Kharif maize in low altitude and high altitude region commences.
• Harvesting of mustard seed (for oil extraction) in low altitude region completes.
• Land preparation and sowing of jute (capsularis) in low altitude region commences.
• Land preparation and sowing of cotton in low altitude region commences.
• Harvesting of winter potato in low altitude region completes.
• Harvesting of arecanut, black pepper, banana, corombolla completes.
• Seed bed preparation for sowing of chillies, capsicum, tomato in high altitude region commences.
• Sowing of lady’s finger, brinjal etc in low altitude region completes.
• Top dressing and earthing up of lady’s finger, pumpkin and French bean in low altitude region commences.
• Watering of seedbed and clonal nursery for tea commences.
• Seed bed preparation for spring propagation of tea completes.
• In plantation frame-forming prune complete, remove congestion, clearing of drains and fire line completes.
• Preparation of compost for button mushroom cultivation.